2010-2011 Church Year Calendar—Series A

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ST
SEASON DATE FESTIVAL 1 Reading PSALM EPISTLE GOSPEL

Matt. 21:1-11
Rom. 13:(8-10)
ADVENT Nov. 28 First S. in Advent Is. 2:1-5 Psalm 122 or Matt.
11-14
24:36-44

Psalm 72:1-
Dec. 5 Second S. in Advent Is. 11:1-10 Rom. 15:4-13 Matt. 3:1-12
7

Dec. 12 Third S. in Advent Is. 35:1-10 Psalm 146 James 5:7-11 Matt. 11:2-15

Dec. 19 Fourth S. in Advent Is. 7:10-17 Psalm 24 Rom. 1:1-7 Matt. 1:18-25

The Nativity of Our

Psalm
CHRISTMAS Dec. 24 Lord Is. 7:10-14 1 John 4:7-16 Matt. 1:18-25
110:1-4
Christmas Eve
The Nativity of Our
Heb.1:1-6 John 1:1-14
Dec. 25 Lord Is. 52:7-10 Psalm 2
(7-12) (15-18)
Christmas Day

Dec. 26 First S. a. Christmas Is. 63:7-14 Psalm 111 Gal. 4:4-7 Matt. 2:13-23

Second S. a. Psalm
Jan. 2 1 Kings 3:4-15 Eph. 1:3-14 Luke 2:40-52
Christmas 119:97-104

Psalm 72:1-
EPIPHANY Jan. 6 Epiphany Is. 60:1-6 Eph. 3:1-12 Matt. 2:1-12
11 (12-15)

The Baptism of Our

Jan. 9 Is. 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Rom. 6:1-11 Matt. 3:13-17
Lord

Second S. a. the Psalm 40:1- John 1:29-

EPIPHANY Jan. 16 Is. 49:1-7 1 Cor. 1:1-9
Epiphany 11 42a

Third S. a. the Psalm 27:1-

Jan. 23 Is. 9:1-4 1 Cor. 1:10-18 Matt. 4:12-25
Epiphany 9 (10-14)

Fourth S. a. the
Jan. 30 Micah 6:1-8 Psalm 15 1 Cor. 1:18-31 Matt. 5:1-12
Epiphany

Fifth S. a. the Psalm 1 Cor. 2:1-12

Feb. 6 Is. 58:3-9a Matt. 5:13-20
Epiphany 112:1-9 (13-16)

Sixth S. a. the Psalm

Feb. 13 Deut. 30:15-20 1 Cor. 3:1-9 Matt. 5:21-37
Epiphany 119:1-8

Seventh S. a. the Lev. 19:1-2, 9- Psalm

Feb. 20 1 Cor. 3:10-23 Matt. 5:38-48
Epiphany 18 119:33-40

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Psalm
Eighth S. a. the
Feb. 27 Is. 49:8-16a 115:(1-8) 9- 1 Cor. 4:1-13 Matt. 6:24-34
Epiphany
18

The Transfiguration Psalm 2:6-

Mar. 6 Ex. 24:8-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matt. 17:1-9
of Our Lord 12

Psalm 51:1-
ASH 2 Cor. 5:20b- Matt. 6:1-6,
Mar. 9 Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-19 13
WEDNESDAY 6:10 16-21
(14-19)

Psalm 32:1-
LENT Mar. 13 First S. in Lent Gen. 3:1-21 Rom. 5:12-19 Matt. 4:1-11
7

Rom. 4:1-8, 13-

Mar. 20 Second S. in Lent Gen. 12:1-9 Psalm 121 John 3:1-17
17

John 4:5-26
Psalm 95:1-
Mar. 27 Third S. in Lent Ex.17:1-7 Rom. 5:1-8 (27-30, 39-
9
42)
John 9:1-41
or
Apr. 3 Fourth S. in Lent Is. 42:14-21 Psalm 142 Eph. 5:8-14
John 9:1-7,
13-17, 34-39
John 11:1-45
(46-53) or
Apr. 10 Fifth S. in Lent Ezek. 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Rom. 8:1-11
John 11:17-
27, 38-53
John 12:12-
Palm Sunday 19 and Matt.
Psalm 26:1—27:66
HOLY WEEK Apr. 17 Is. 50:4-9a 118:19-29 or Phil. 2:5-11 or Matt.
Sunday of the 31:9-16 27:11-66 or
Passion John 12:20-
43

Holy (Maundy) Psalm Matt. 26:17-

Apr. 21 Ex. 24:3-11 Heb. 9:11-22
Thursday 116:12-19 30

John 18:1—
Is. 52:13— Psalm 22 or Heb. 4:14-16; 19:42 or
Apr. 22 Good Friday
53:12 31 5:7-9 John 19:17-
30

The Resurrection of Acts 10:34-43

EASTER Apr. 24 Psalm 16 Col. 3:1-4 Matt. 28:1-10
Our Lord or Jer. 31:1-6

John 20:19-
May 1 Second S. of Easter Acts 5:29-42 Psalm 148 1 Peter 1:3-9
31

Acts 2:14a, Psalm Luke 24:13-

May 8 Third S. of Easter 1 Peter 1:17-25
36-41 116:1-14 35

May 15 Fourth S. of Easter Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10

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Acts 6:1-9;
May 22 Fifth S. of Easter Psalm 146 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14
7:2a, 51-60
Psalm 66:8- John 14:15-
May 29 Sixth S. of Easter Acts 17:16-31 1 Peter 3:13-22
20 21

The Ascension of Our Luke 24:44-

June 2 Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47 Eph. 1:15-23
Lord 53

Psalm 68:1- 1 Peter 4:12-19;

June 5 Seventh S. of Easter Acts 1:12-26 John 17:1-11
10 5:6-11

Psalm 25:1-
PENTECOST June 12 The Day of Pentecost Num. 11:24-30 Acts 2:1-21 John 7:37-39
15

Gen. 1:1— Acts 2:14a, 22- Matt. 28:16-

June 19 The Holy Trinity Psalm 8
2:4a 36 20

June 26 Second S. a. Psalm 119: Matt. 10:34-

Jer. 28:5-9 Rom. 7:1-13
(Proper 8) Pentecost 153-160 42

July 3 Psalm Matt. 11:25-

Third S. a. Pentecost Zech. 9:9-12 Rom. 7:14-25a
(Proper 9) 145:1-14 30

July 10 Fourth S. a. Psalm 65: Matt. 13:1-9,

Is. 55:10-13 Rom. 8:12-17
(Proper 10) Pentecost (1-8) 9-13 18-23

July 17 Psalm 119: Matt. 13:24-

Fifth S. a. Pentecost Is. 44:6-8 Rom. 8:18-27
(Proper 11) 57-64 30, 36-43

July 24 Matt. 13:44-

Sixth S. a. Pentecost Deut.7:6-9 Psalm 125 Rom. 8:28-39
(Proper 12) 52

Psalm
July 31 Seventh S. a. Rom. 9:1-5 Matt. 14:13-
Is. 55:1-5 136:1-9 (23-
(Proper 13) Pentecost (6-13) 21
26)

Aug. 7 Eighth S. a. Psalm 18:1- Matt. 14:22-

Job 38:4-18 Rom. 10:5-17
(Proper 14) Pentecost 6 (7-16) 33

Aug. 14 Rom. 11:1-2a, Matt. 15:21-

Ninth S. a. Pentecost Is. 56:1, 6-8 Psalm 67
(Proper 15) 13-15, 28-32 28

Aug. 21 Rom. 11:33— Matt. 16:13-

Tenth S. a. Pentecost Is. 51:1-6 Psalm 138
(Proper 16) 12:8 20

Aug. 28 Eleventh S. a. Matt. 16:21-

Jer. 15:15-21 Psalm 26 Rom. 12:9-21
(Proper 17) Pentecost 28

Sept. 4 Twelfth S. a. Psalm 32:1-

Ezek. 33:7-9 Rom. 13:1-10 Matt. 18:1-20
(Proper 18) Pentecost 7

Sept. 11 Thirteenth S. a. Psalm Matt. 18:21-

Gen. 50:15-21 Rom. 14:1-12
(Proper 19) Pentecost 103:1-12 35

Sept. 18 Fourteenth S. a. Psalm 27:1- Phil. 1:12-14,

Is. 55:6-9 Matt. 20:1-16
(Proper 20) Pentecost 9 19-30

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Sept. 25 Fifteenth S. a. Ezek. 18:1-4, Psalm 25:1- Phil. 2:1-4 Matt. 21:23-
(Proper 21) Pentecost 25-32 10 (5-13) 14-18 27 (28-32)

Oct. 2 Sixteenth S. a. Psalm 80:7- Matt. 21:33-

Is. 5:1-7 Phil. 3:4b-14
(Proper 22) Pentecost 19 46

Oct. 9 Seventeenth S. a.
Is. 25:6-9 Psalm 23 Phil. 4:4-13 Matt. 22:1-14
(Proper 23) Pentecost

Oct. 16 Eighteenth S. a. Psalm 96:1- 1 Thess. 1: Matt. 22:15-

Is. 45:1-7
(Proper 24) Pentecost 9 (10-13) 1-10 22

Oct. 23 Nineteenth S. a. Lev. 19:1-2, Matt. 22:34-

Psalm 1 1 Thess. 2:1-13
(Proper 25) Pentecost 15-18 46
John 8:31-36
Reformation Day
Oct. 30* Rev. 14:6-7 Psalm 46 Rom. 3:19-28 or Matt.
(observed)
11:12-19
All Saints' Day Rev. 7:(2-8) 9-
Nov. 6* Psalm 149 1 John 3:1-3 Matt. 5:1-12
(observed) 17

Nov. 13 Twenty-second S. a. Psalm 90:1- 1 Thess. 5: Matt. 25:14-

Zeph. 1:7-16
(Proper 28) Pentecost 12 1-11 30

Nov. 20 Last Sunday in the Ezek. 34:11- Psalm 95:1- Matt. 25:31-
I Cor. 15:20-28
(Proper 29) Church Year 16, 20-24 7a 46

Phil. 4:6-20 or 1 Luke 17:11-

Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Day Deut. 8:1-10 Psalm 67
Tim. 2:1-4 19
Mark 11:1-10
Psalm 80:1-
ADVENT Nov. 27 First S. in Advent Is. 64:1-9 1 Cor. 1:3-9 or Mark
7
13:24-37

* Observed

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